The Gadfly

Overview

The movie set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of tumultuous revolt and uprisings. The story centers on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton, as a member of the Youth movement, and his antagonist, Padre Montanelli. A thread of a tragic relationship between Arthur and his love Gemma simultaneously runs through the story. It is a story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 11, 1980

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Dovzhenko Film Studios,Gosteleradio USSR

Cast

Ada Rohovtseva,Andrey Kharitonov,Sergey Bondarchuk,Aleksei Kolesnik,Kostiantyn Stepankov,Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Director

Mykola Mashchenko

Writer

Valeri Frid,Yuli Dunsky,Ethel LIlian Voynich

Cinematography

Serhiy Stasenko

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0230602